A small group of local REALTORS® focused on shopping in East Palestine on April 6 in an effort to help local merchants adversely affected by the February train derailment in the community. Members and guests of the Beaver Creek Area Association of REALTORS® (BCAAR) and their family members spent over $1,300 in the village in a couple of hours.
Association Executive Dale Meller encouraged members to gather in East Palestine in the interest of showing that REALTORS® care about participating in the communities in which they live and work. Association President Jamie Thomas summoned members with “why not buy your Spring lawn supplies, household products, some gifts, and a couple of bags of groceries in East Palestine to help some hard-hit businesses?”
BCAAR is a not-for-profit association of REALTORS® with 220 members, primarily in Columbiana and Mahoning Counties.